Puerto Rico - Rural population growth
Rural population growth (annual %)
The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in Puerto Rico was 2.64 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.64 in 2020 and a minimum value of -16.13 in 1989.
Definition: Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.78 |
| 1962 | -0.53 |
| 1963 | -0.50 |
| 1964 | -0.81 |
| 1965 | -1.29 |
| 1966 | -1.74 |
| 1967 | -2.22 |
| 1968 | -2.47 |
| 1969 | -2.33 |
| 1970 | -1.70 |
| 1971 | -0.58 |
| 1972 | -0.25 |
| 1973 | -0.09 |
| 1974 | -0.21 |
| 1975 | -0.48 |
| 1976 | -0.70 |
| 1977 | -0.92 |
| 1978 | -1.11 |
| 1979 | -1.22 |
| 1980 | -3.83 |
| 1981 | -11.92 |
| 1982 | -12.71 |
| 1983 | -13.41 |
| 1984 | -14.05 |
| 1985 | -14.54 |
| 1986 | -15.05 |
| 1987 | -15.47 |
| 1988 | -15.87 |
| 1989 | -16.13 |
| 1990 | -12.69 |
| 1991 | -1.64 |
| 1992 | -1.72 |
| 1993 | -1.52 |
| 1994 | -1.44 |
| 1995 | -1.46 |
| 1996 | -1.25 |
| 1997 | -1.45 |
| 1998 | -1.81 |
| 1999 | -1.87 |
| 2000 | -1.30 |
| 2001 | 1.17 |
| 2002 | 1.09 |
| 2003 | 1.00 |
| 2004 | 0.99 |
| 2005 | 0.81 |
| 2006 | 0.52 |
| 2007 | 0.37 |
| 2008 | 0.36 |
| 2009 | 0.41 |
| 2010 | 0.45 |
| 2011 | -0.32 |
| 2012 | -0.46 |
| 2013 | -0.51 |
| 2014 | -1.08 |
| 2015 | -1.33 |
| 2016 | -1.59 |
| 2017 | -2.18 |
| 2018 | -3.91 |
| 2019 | 0.04 |
| 2020 | 2.64 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
